The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 490 - October 25, 2003

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A property right may be repugnant ALIEN
A sailor Arab rejected as lover INAMORATA
A wise man holding America back is moderate ASSUAGE
Add one, approximately, to small number being offensive NOISOME
Adhere to political group to criticize BELABOUR
Asking in rapid succession why jobs are not lost? FIRINGOFF
Athletic contest in which top men ran, not held originally MODERNPENTATHLON
Au fait, initially, with measure for singer GOLDFINCH
Banning squad I organised, being dishonest about condition DISQUALIFYING
Be prejudiced against daughters, perhaps, but not first son EXIST
Best way, we hear, to produce vegetable BEETROOT
Bloody brute seizing rook or another bird REDBREAST
Collection of top scientists in court? ROYALSOCIETY
Commonly, it isn't the editor that is corrupt TAINTED
Connoisseur retaining home for expert with money FINANCIER
Corrupt spy chief and others lead, for example BASEMETAL
Court order not closing mine that's dilapidated DECREPIT
Cover provided for flight STAIRCARPET
Diabolical character the cause of small scar, perhaps OLDSCRATCH
Dreadful toil as Ancient Mariner's punishment CATONINETAILS
Endlessly instruct to agitate, almost committing treachery TRAITOROUS
Exhaustion produced by one race round part of UK INANITION
Existing criterion STANDARDOFLIVING
Exotic capital transforming banal tour ULANBATOR
Fish dish that's never cooked in Japan SASHIMI
Fisherman's friend one found in former royal residence SAINTJAMESSPALACE
Friar concerned with people in part of Caribbean island DOMINICANREPUBLIC
Graduates fusing another metal briefly with nickel ALUMNI
Great Dane running amok in restaurant TEAGARDEN
Heavenly sounds appropriate for balls? MUSICOFTHESPHERES
I err twice, getting involved with this dog IRISHTERRIER
In modern style, complete one line in test TRENDILY
Intended to imprison one's creditor as villain MISCREANT
Labour's freedom is constrained by this union tactic RESTRICTIVEPRACTICE
Late to accept one goody-goody, relatively unblessed type RECIPIENT
Lead tip given to weapon SPEARHEAD
Like simple weather balloon, in part HERBAL
Clues Answers
Location of Yale's port NEWHAVEN
Lots of bad violin playing produces only small amounts SCRAPINGS
Mature enough to leave home for a lark? FULLYFLEDGED
Mediterranean port that's rich, not poor CORINTH
Merry judge one placed in test situation JOVIAL
Mrs Casaubon named in articles after party row cut short DOROTHEA
Narrow escape that may be disputed in court CLOSECALL
Old player second in the round-the-world trip THEORBIST
Old stuff brought back by game traveller in East MARCOPOLO
One of the oldest Greek cities, not quite the first THEBES
One way unknown soldier initially creates hostility ANTIPATHY
Originally engrave 'Count of Monte Cristo,' for example AVENGER
Pacific tribes not taking part in these performances? WARDANCES
Part of one verbal label brought up faster than usual ALLABREVE
Plant that's highly pruned, like Narcissus VERVAIN
Police helper to follow after European one holding crook? GERMANSHEPHERDDOG
Port, highly alcoholic, isn't for accompanying starters HAIFA
Product of tree, since chopped down in style CASHEWNUT
Production of plans that'll ensure lottery is fair? MECHANICALDRAWING
Query about position in crew he recruited WHERE
Regulate neat line ordered to receive new officer LIEUTENANTGENERAL
Rejected traditional wisdom about new recruit ENROL
Relating to what changes black to white LACTEAL
Result of harnessing piles of energy, so to speak ATOMICPOWER
Revolutionary artist, the second one from French area RIVERA
Ruin good song - about time for a cocktail MARGARITA
Scandinavian, say, shoots and wounds birds LAPWINGS
Show elation in appearance after minor theatrical part WALKONAIR
Soldier and shareholder concealing one gun for detective PRIVATEINVESTIGATOR
Spirit of exemplary partner protecting bridge player DAEMON
Study provided by a university for poet AUDEN
Taking a gamble, perhaps, in making things in mould DIECASTING
They provide information after female performing group falls heavily FACTSHEETS
Type of job, barely adequate, one with a plant TRADESCANTIA
Understand what a cool dresser has, perhaps COTTONON
Warm floor covering to cherish around our home, right? HEARTHRUG
Zoo with no trap adaptable for simplest animal PROTOZOAN